Posts Tagged ‘anxiety’

By Christine Cronin, LCSW-C, and Elyse Nissim, LCSW-C, Therapy Services Most of us have times in our lives when we feel stuck, overwhelmed, lonely, or depressed. When these feelings persist, they can really drag us down and interfere with our health, relationships, work and other areas of our lives. Try…Read More

By Zipporah Neuman, LGSW Throughout the process of deciding whether or not you should medicate your child, you will come across people who present this decision as a simple solution to a big problem. However, for many parents, the process of making this decision can be excruciating . All kinds…Read More

By Agella Kevas, Career Services Your support system: it’s bigger than you think! When you recall your personal support system, of course you think of your family, friends and maybe even a few trusted advisors. Did you ever think that your workplace can also be a terrific support system in difficult…Read More

By Emily Love, LCSW-C As a child therapist at JCS and the mother of tween girls, I often get inquiries from friends seeking advice about their elementary or middle school aged children. Specifically, they ask how to tell if there is an issue of concern, such as anxiety or depression,…Read More

May is Mental Health Month. By Joan Grayson Cohen, LCSW-C, Esq., The alarm goes off as the start to my day. Sometimes I’m already up and thinking about what has to be done that day, or sometimes I have awoken in the middle of the night with things on my…Read More

By Myra Strassler, LCSW-C, Therapy Services Is this a scene you can relate to? Your child, with her face puffy red, tears streaming down her cheeks, is holding on to you for dear life because you are leaving her for a night out with your spouse. Or maybe your child…Read More

By Paige Lee, Service Coordinator It’s every family’s nightmare. You’ve suddenly lost your job and your spouse is only working part-time. Or maybe yours has been a single income family. Suddenly, you have to worry about how you are going to put food on the table for your family or…Read More

By Debra K. Waranch, LCSW-C, Therapy Services If you are like me, all of my waking hours, I’ve been asking myself: How can we make sense of what happened on Friday, December 14th, in Newtown, Connecticut? The most direct answer is, we can’t. We know the facts. Twenty little children,…Read More

October 14-20 is ADHD Awareness Week. By Gail Goldberg, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Therapy Services “I have always had a motivation problem,” a young adult, often a man, says to me. “I haven’t lived up to my potential. I’m having problems in my relationships and my job that I could…Read More

By Shoshana Storch, LCSW-C Parents want to believe that they have the power to keep their child safe. In a post 9/11 world, it has become painfully clear that even in America, we are not immune from terrorism. How do we instill a sense of safety and security in our…Read More